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Sacramento sheriff’s candidate briefly subjected to restraining order in ‘99

Deon Adams says Jim Cooper kept parking in front of his home or driving by. Cooper says Adams threatened his partner at the time.

AM Alert: Jumping for joy

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AM Alert: Master plan and Maldonado’s new job

Education leaders are gathering at the Capitol to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Master Plan for Higher Education. The plan, adopted in 1960, was intended to serve as a road map of sorts for providing accessible, affordable and high-quality education at the state’s public colleges and universities, as well as set admissions requirements for the three tiers of colleges

Capitol Alert: Maldonado gets the OK as lieutenant governor

Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, speaks to the press after his confirmation to the Lieutenant Governor’s office in the Assembly floor in Sacramento on Thursday

AM Alert: Oh, the suspense

The final step in GOP Sen.

AM Capitol Alert: Lite guv and lite pay

Could today be the day lawmakers finally put an end to the lieutenant governor confirmation limbo? Perhaps. GOP Sen

Newsom declares candidacy for lieutenant governor

After dropping out of the gubernatorial race last year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he is running for lieutenant governor. Newsom’s announcement wasn’t a surprise – he filed papers Feb. 17 with the secretary of state, a necessary step to run again for a statewide office.

Assembly fails to approve Maldonado for lieutenant governor

Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, reacts after the Assembly voted against his confirmation as Lieutenant Governor Thursday morning.

AM Capitol Alert: Upping the ante

Should California bet on Internet poker as a new way to raise revenue for the cash-strapped state? That’s the question up for debate today as the Senate Governmental Organization Committee meets for an informational hearing on legalizing Internet poker

AM Capitol Alert: No man’s wingman

Abel Maldonado , Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pick to fill the vacant lieutenant governor post, heads to the Senate Rules Committee for a confirmation hearing today. Maldonado’s colleagues in the Legislature have no shortage of factors to consider in deciding whether to give the Santa Maria Republican the green light for the gig.